Selection Project is the best idol anime you’re not watching. I’m not usually one for idol anime (unless the idols are zombies), but this is a series that grabbed my attention with its stunning background art and non-standard plot twist in the premiere, and has kept it ever since through its raw contemplation of the… Read More The Scars that Save Our Lives: Selection Project ep. 6
Confined to a hospital bed, the one bright light in young Suzune’s life is watching videos of her favorite idol, Akari Amasawa, and singing along—whenever she has breath enough. She dreams of one day singing and dancing on stage herself, and the nurse indulges her, albeit with a worried expression. Fast forward several years and… Read More First Impression: Selection Project
Described as a project that “transcends dimensions, and with a name corresponding to π (pi), 22/7 is a Japanese idol group and corresponding anime, in which each member of the idol group voices their respective character, and is set to air in January 2020. We had the chance to talk to three of the idols—Ruri… Read More Crunchyroll Expo 2019: Interview with 22/7 (Nanabun no Nijyuuni)
In our Untangled feature, we answer questions posed to us from our readers. Today’s submission comes from “M”: What are your thoughts on shipping? I ask because there is a shipping pair that I have grown extremely fond of since seeing the anime and I have written some and read quite a bit of fanfiction about them.… Read More Untangled: Should Christians Ship?
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